Hi Kimmi, not saying it was totally ignored, but outside of Ells and DP, you guys weren't really big on the SB anyway...i think the Sox were more about the whole of OPB and situational hitting...

Hi Jetes, I agree, the Sox are more about OBP and grinding out at bats. Losing Jacoby's speed will hurt, but if the hitters can maintain the same approach at the plate that they did last year, the offense will be fine.

That said, in the lower scoring environments of the post steroid era, stolen bases have become more valuable. I really do not look forward to facing Ellsbury and Gardner in the same lineup.